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elizabeth18

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Which of the following best describes anticipatory grief?
 
  a. It occurs after the actual death.
  b. It occurs when death was sudden and unexpected.
  c. Only the family of the dying client experiences it.
  d. It can be colored by ambivalent feelings.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about grief?
 
  a. Grief always occurs immediately after a loss.
  b. Support for a grieving client includes closed communication.
  c. Recurring, wavelike feelings of sadness and loss are common feelings in a client who is grieving.
  d. It is normal for grief to be exaggerated.



Andromeda18

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Anticipatory grief is an emotional response that occurs before the actual death around a family member with a degenerative or terminal disorder. A person anticipating his or her own death also experiences it. Symptoms can be similar to those experienced after death and can be colored by ambivalent feelings. Anticipatory grief is an emotional response that occurs before the actual death. Anticipatory grief is encountered when an individual has a degenerative or terminal disorder. A person anticipating his or her own death also experiences anticipatory grief.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The concept of grief describes the personal emotions and adaptive process a person goes through in recovering from loss. Common feelings include sadness and an acute awareness of the void accompanied by recurring, wavelike feelings of sadness and loss. Grief can occur immediately after a loss or it can be delayed. Open, empathetic communication is a component of support for a client who is grieving. When the symptoms of grief are exaggerated or absent, it is considered pathologic or complicated grief. People experiencing complicated grief may require psychologic treatment to resolve their grief and move into life again.



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